Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
81% of the productive units in ALC correspond to family farming (CAF, 2025).
More than 50% of GHG emissions come from the agricultural and livestock sector (CAF, 2025).
70% of freshwater is consumed by agricultural activities (CAF, 2025).
70% of habitat conversion in LAC comes from agriculture and livestock (CAF, 2025).
The Caribbean and Mesoamerica have three times more arid lands compared to South America (CAF, 2025).
50% of the region's food is produced by family farming (CAF, 2025).
The annual gap in ALC19 for food systems is 98 billion USD (OECD, 2024).
1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).
An estimated $265 billion USD per year was needed between 2016 and 2030 to eradicate hunger (OECD, 2024).
The needs in low/lower-middle and upper-middle/high income countries are between USD 19 billion and USD 309 billion (OECD, 2024).
